Nonskid tire



c. H. JONES AND 0. SGHULZ.

NONSKID TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.24. 1920.

1 ,4 1 2 ,006, Patented Apr. 4,' 1922.

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' m BY 6 Sa/w/z ATTORNEY.

NONSKID TIRE.

I Application filed August 24, 1920. Serial No; 405,630. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CLARENCE H. J ONES and CHAizLEs SoHULz, citizens of the United readily attachable sectional metallic tire for use in connection with the wheels of automobiles and similar vehicles to protect the shoe or casing thereof and to prevent skidding of the same, and the special object in view is to provide a device for this purpose which can readily be applied to the wheel without involving the risk of injuring the.

usual casing employed in connection with pneumatlc tires; and with this ob ect 1n view the invention consists in a construction and combinatlon of parts of which a preferred embodiment is shown 1n the draw1ng,wherein" the invention applied in the operative position to a wheel. r

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion ofthe shoe embodying the invention. 7 I

Figure 3 is a transverse section of the same. r I V Figure 4: is a detailview showing the connection between the free ends of the series of sections of which the shoe is formed to adapt it to be readily and compactly folded for transportation or storage when not'inv use. The shoe which is preferably made of sheet metal consists of a plurality of sections 10 which are terminally connected for relative movement by means of the overlapping hinge members consisting-of cars 11 and 12 riveted or otherwise substantially secured to the adjacent extremities of the sections and Specification of Letters Patent.

liigure 1 is a side view of a tire embodying Patented. Apr. 4, 1922.

connected by the pivot Each section is of substantially semi-circular contour cross I sectionally and is provided at the center of. its tread with a rib '14 serving to prevent side w1se skidding or slipping, and the free ends of the terminal sections of the shoe are provlded respectively with the fastening members consisting of the hook 15 and eye 16. The hook is preferably provided with a shank 17 engaging a perforated ear 18 and fitted with a nut 19 to permit of adjustment so that when the hook has been engaged with the eye 16 the-adjustment of the nut will serve to tighten the shoe on the tire ofthe wheel to prevent any movement thereon. a 1

It is obvious that a device constructed as described can be manufactured at a small cost and when applied'to the wheel will not only serve to increase the tractive eifect thereof in traversing muddy or soft roads,

creeping or sliding but will prevent side skidding and slipping V on ice or'wet roads and thus will aiford the driver and occupant of the car increased security. o

Having thus described the invention, what we claim is: c I A tire armor comprising a plurality of pivotally connected separable portions, lugs on the free-ends of the termlnal portions, said lugs being outwardly turned and perforated, a member passing through each pair of said outwardly turned lugs, each of said members having threads on one end and having the other end bent'to form ahook, whereby a nut maybeus'ed on the threaded end to tension the arm withorelation to the tire casing. V I 7 c In testimony whereof we a'flix our signatures 1n presence of two witnesses CLARENCE H. JONES. CHARLES SCHULZ;

\Vitnesses L. G. CRoMrroN, EDITH E. .LINDAHL. 

